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A B767-300 technician reports checking cargo fire bottles flexible hoses has problem with confusing job card. Card referred to vendors number and not boeing part number.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 629424 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 629424 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
I notified the company, and they responded by calling 'mod.' they are having the card reissued. The problem was discovered early this morning by me after reviewing the card with someone else that was having a problem understanding it. The note under item 4 says the card is only applicable to titeflex hoses. When I did the card, I thought that a bach number meant that the hose was manufactured by boeing meaning when I saw a bach number that matched the card I thought it was ok. But early this morning I realized that is not the case and that this bach number is only an identify so that is the reason for the as soon as possible, the hoses may or may not be titeflex.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 TECHNICIAN RPTS CHKING CARGO FIRE BOTTLES FLEXIBLE HOSES HAS PROB WITH CONFUSING JOB CARD. CARD REFERRED TO VENDORS NUMBER AND NOT BOEING PART NUMBER.
Narrative: I NOTIFIED THE COMPANY, AND THEY RESPONDED BY CALLING 'MOD.' THEY ARE HAVING THE CARD REISSUED. THE PROB WAS DISCOVERED EARLY THIS MORNING BY ME AFTER REVIEWING THE CARD WITH SOMEONE ELSE THAT WAS HAVING A PROB UNDERSTANDING IT. THE NOTE UNDER ITEM 4 SAYS THE CARD IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO TITEFLEX HOSES. WHEN I DID THE CARD, I THOUGHT THAT A BACH NUMBER MEANT THAT THE HOSE WAS MANUFACTURED BY BOEING MEANING WHEN I SAW A BACH NUMBER THAT MATCHED THE CARD I THOUGHT IT WAS OK. BUT EARLY THIS MORNING I REALIZED THAT IS NOT THE CASE AND THAT THIS BACH NUMBER IS ONLY AN IDENT SO THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE ASAP, THE HOSES MAY OR MAY NOT BE TITEFLEX.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.